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In the movie buzz universe, nothing has been making a bigger splash than superhero news. Constant updates on the Batman vs. Superman vs. Wonder Woman vs. Lex Luthor vs. the World  project are going up, a Justice League movie in development, Ant Man ! Never before has the genre been more powerful or successful, especially with Age of Ultron  heading to theaters next summer. It's a good thing Marvel's most beloved superhero will be in it...oh wait a second... While Spider-Man may still be awaiting on a friend request he sent to the Avengers (I think it's actually just because of stupid studio politics he can't crossover) he gets his sequel to the reboot of a trilogy that had two really great films and one bloated villain sandwich of a third. As a kid, it was always Dr. Octopus, the Joker and the Rhino for my favorite bad guys, and seeing the latter two portrayed so well onscreen gave me hope for both the Rhino and Electro in this film, and to a lesser extent Harry Osb...

Before this review begins, I have to preface it with an embarrassing confession:  Steven Spielberg's last epic, "War Horse," which came out in Christmas time and was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award...drove me to sleep.  Well...kind of.  It might have been the result of the cool theater, or a long day's exhaustion, but I could be caught struggling to keep consciousness as the main character and the titular war horse were shown literally just plowing a field.  I won the battle of sleep and resumed watching the movie, to be pleasantly surprised by the ending and gradual appreciation of "War Horse."  I've yet to re-watch it, but I might after viewing this historical masterpiece by one of cinema's greatest actors and cinema's greatest directors about the nation's greatest president. Daniel Day-Lewis in the film...I think But praising a film with Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis is a given, these are masters at their craft after al...